“Mobile food unit” means any vehicle that is self-propelled or that can be pulled or pushed down a sidewalk, street, highway, or waterway, on which food is prepared, processed, or converted, or which is used in selling and dispensing food to the ultimate consumer.

“Mobile vendor” means any person with an ownership interest or control over the transient business in any capacity.

“Permanent” means occupying a single location for a period in excess of 30 days.

“Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, fraternity, sorority, public or private dormitory, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or another group or combination acting as a unit.

“Seasonal business” means Christmas tree lots, firework stands, or any other special seasonal business operating not more than 30 consecutive days in the same location. Seasonal businesses shall meet the requirements of transient businesses under this chapter.

“Transient business” means a business that operates in the city and has no fixed permanent location from which the business is conducted. “Transient business” does not include service work where the operator drives to a particular premises in order to perform a specific service; examples include but are not limited to landscapers, yard maintenance workers, plumbers, etc. (Ord. 2053 § 2, 2021)